I said at the time and I'll still say it, Tennessee firing Fulmer was a stupid, shortsighted decision that will cost them for years.
Eh. Fulmer was on his way out. He was following the Bobby Bowden trajectory. I think Kiffen was actually a brilliant hire in retrospect. He was really douchey because he was trying too hard. Just incredibly bad luck that the USC job opened up. You need to be a great recruiter to win, and Kiffen was that. Dooley, not so much.